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Description:This book places the perspectives, experiences and career trajectories of women of colour in British academia at the centre of analysis. It positions academia as a space dominated by whiteness and patriarchy where women of colour must develop strategies for survival and success amid raced and gendered discrimination. This book explores and analyses through Black feminist theory, how the experiences of women of colour in British academia are shaped by race and gender and how racism manifests in day to day experiences within faculties and departments, from subtle microagressions to overt racialised and gendered abuse. It touches on common themes such as invisibility, hypervisibility, exclusion and belonging, highlighting intersectional experiences.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of women of colour surviving and thriving in British academia. To get started finding Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of women of colour surviving and thriving in British academia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 164

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Trentham Books

Release: 2017

ISBN: 185856848X

Description: This book places the perspectives, experiences and career trajectories of women of colour in British academia at the centre of analysis. It positions academia as a space dominated by whiteness and patriarchy where women of colour must develop strategies for survival and success amid raced and gendered discrimination. This book explores and analyses through Black feminist theory, how the experiences of women of colour in British academia are shaped by race and gender and how racism manifests in day to day experiences within faculties and departments, from subtle microagressions to overt racialised and gendered abuse. It touches on common themes such as invisibility, hypervisibility, exclusion and belonging, highlighting intersectional experiences.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of women of colour surviving and thriving in British academia. To get started finding Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of women of colour surviving and thriving in British academia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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